Title :
A concurrent visual language based on Petri nets
Author :
Usher, Michelle ; Jackson, David
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Liverpool Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a concurrent visual programming language based on Petri nets. Most concurrent visual programming languages address concurrency by extending a non-concurrent paradigm and representation with additional control and synchronisation mechanisms and notation. It is argued in this paper that clearer and more concise concurrent program representations are possible if the concurrency is inherent in the paradigm. The language described demonstrates that Petri nets provide such a paradigm
Keywords :
Petri nets; parallel languages; visual languages; Petri nets; concurrent program representations; concurrent visual language; control mechanisms; inherent concurrency; notation; Computer languages; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Electrical capacitance tomography; Electronic switching systems; Fires; Petri nets; Prototypes; Robots; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Languages, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Halifax, NS
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8712-6
DOI :
10.1109/VL.1998.706139
